Brainerd Dispatch
When a man wanted to withdraw his guilty plea in district court,
saying he was coerced into it, the Minnesota Court of Appeals looked at
his case.
After a review, the appeals court affirmed the Crow Wing County District Court’s decision.
Gerald Villella Jr. entered an Alford guilty plea to two counts of
harassing another with intent to influence or tamper with a judicial
proceeding. Villella challenged the district court’s denial of his
post-conviction petition to withdraw his plea, arguing his plea was
neither accurate nor voluntary.
In April 2010, the state charged Villella with the harassment counts.
The charges arose out of Villella’s actions against a district court
judge and the guardian ad litem assigned to his child-custody case.
Full story: Brainerd Dispatch
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